Cost

Free

Location

Elevar Design Group Cincinnati

Program Overview

Recently NCARB announced new Competency Standards, an improved licensing requirement tool, and other priority updates. You can preview these changes in their Annual Report before learning more at this in-person program with AIA Cincinnati member and FY26 NCARB Vice President, John Rademacher. Come ready with your NCARB questions!

Speaker

John Patrick Rademacher, NCARB, AIA, NOMA, is NCARB’s FY26 vice president. He has worked in design, architecture, development, and construction for more than 40 years. Currently, Rademacher is Senior Vice President at the Elevar Design Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Rademacher was elected NCARB's FY26 vice president at the organization's 2025 Annual Business Meeting, following previous terms as the organization’s second vice president, treasurer, secretary, and Region 4 director. 

In addition to his service on the NCARB Board of Directors, Rademacher has served as NCARB Board liaison to the Futures Task Force, Examination Committee, and Incidental Practice Task Force and as the chair of NCARB’s Experience and Experience Advisory Committees, and as a member of NCARB’s Diversity Collaborative, Advocacy Work Group, ARE 5.0 Item Development Project Management Subcommittee, Continuing Education Committee, Examination Committee, International Evaluation Committee, Policy Advisory Committee, Regional Leadership Committee, and US/UK Competencies Review Team.

Rademacher is a past president of American Institute of Architects (AIA) Cincinnati and a past member of the Board Advocacy Committee for the national component of AIA, where he worked to develop the Citizen Architect Program and promote the organization’s legislative efforts. He is also a member of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA).